Solution Architect Sr

Munich Re • Hartford, CT

2d • $141,800 - $207,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Solution Architect drives solution architecture in support of business modernization, transformation initiatives, and simplification of the technology landscape. The role designs end-to-end solutions for business and technology initiatives, aligning architecture with business outcomes, target-state direction, and practical delivery needs. It spans applications, platforms, integrations, data, and business processes to ensure solutions are scalable, supportable, and consistent with enterprise direction.

The position provides architecture leadership for Azure cloud application and platform design, supports evaluation and adoption of AWS solutions where appropriate, and contributes to solutions involving Microsoft Dynamics 365. It also supports modernization of legacy systems using emerging interoperability protocols and patterns such as FHIR, JSON-LD, GraphQL, and Async APIs. The role works across business and technology teams to translate requirements into executable implementation direction and guide solutions from architecture through delivery.

The position is hybrid, with the listed locations of Princeton, NJ; Cincinnati, OH; and Hartford, CT, and a stated hybrid arrangement of 40–50%. The posted Princeton base salary range is $141,800–$207,900, with an opportunity for a company bonus based on a percentage of eligible pay. Benefits include health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) match, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not offered; candidates must be able to provide and maintain U.S. work authorization without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience delivering IT solutions, including significant experience in solution architecture or related senior technology roles.
• Strong experience in the P&C insurance industry, including understanding of insurance processes, products, systems, regulatory considerations, and business operations.
• Strong experience designing Azure cloud applications and platform solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience creating conceptual and high-level design documents and architecture artifacts.
• Experience building architecture roadmaps and defining target-state and transition-state architecture.
• Proven experience supporting transformation initiatives, modernization efforts, and large-scale business and technology change.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into technology implementation specifications for development and integration teams.
• Strong business engagement and technology consulting skills, including communicating and presenting technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior management.
• Strong knowledge of IT architecture principles, enterprise architecture frameworks, application architecture, integration architecture, and cloud platforms.
• Strong experience in application development, data, and systems integration.
• Experience designing and developing solutions that consider application IT risk, resilience, and security.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based solutions and emerging technologies and how they can improve processes and business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engaging business users, IT teams, vendors, and senior management.
• Ability to foster collaboration and teamwork across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a demanding, high-paced environment, identify priorities, and manage time.
• Ability and willingness to mentor and coach junior architects and team members.
• Ability to provide valid U.S. work authorization without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• University degree in Computer Engineering, IT, or a similar qualification.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• AWS cloud experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and align solutions with business goals.
• Lead architecture development for complex systems, ensuring consistency with IT target architecture and agreed business requirements.
• Develop target designs, architecture roadmaps, and solution direction for modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Establish and apply architecture principles, policies, standards, and design patterns.
• Communicate architecture objectives to business and technology stakeholders and provide oversight through implementation into a production solution.
• Ensure solutions meet functional, non-functional, security, and regulatory requirements, particularly in P&C insurance environments.
• Design end-to-end solution architecture across applications, data, integrations, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
• Create conceptual and high-level design documents, architecture diagrams, and implementation views.
• Review detailed solution designs and work with delivery teams to ensure implementation follows architectural intent.
• Address cross-domain challenges so solution components operate together as a cohesive end-to-end solution.
• Provide architecture leadership for Azure cloud application and platform design.
• Support evaluation and adoption of AWS cloud solutions where appropriate.
• Contribute to solutions involving Microsoft Dynamics 365 where relevant.
• Support legacy-system modernization aligned with emerging interoperability protocols and patterns, including FHIR, JSON-LD, GraphQL, and Async APIs.
• Bridge architecture, delivery teams, and business stakeholders, translating business requirements into practical technology solutions and implementation direction.
• Partner with delivery, infrastructure, platform, data, and security teams to ensure solutions are aligned and executable.
• Define transition states and sequence evolution from current state to target state for transformation initiatives.
• Balance strategic direction, delivery feasibility, cost, risk, and long-term maintainability in architecture decisions.
• Coordinate with technical, application, platform, and data architects to align solutions across the broader technology landscape.
• Monitor market trends and guide future technology capabilities that increase business value.
• Mentor and coach junior architects and team members.

Benefits

• Opportunity for company bonus based upon a percentage of eligible pay.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Employee wellness program.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed